Arrested For Death Of Man Five Years Ago
Moose Bowie, 33, a near Centerville resident with a long prison record, was in custody in Philadelphia on Thursday on two hold up charges and a probable murder charge. He was indicted five years ago for the killing of Melville Knight, a Chester poolroom operator, whose body was found after a brutal knife fight near a former judge’s residence. Bowie used the aliases Leroy Johnson and William Bowie. Extradition papers will be sent as authorities pursue the murder charge removal to speed transfer.
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Moose" Bowie Millard
Moose” Bowie
Centerville
Philadelphia
Frederick County
J. T. Kearns
Philadelphia Detective Bureau
Horace M. Alexander
Bowie
Kearns
William Young
Melville Knight
Chester
Orphans Court
Henry P. Mussetter
New Market District
Knight
Rockville
Leroy Johnson
William Bowie
Roy M. Hiltner
D. R. Peterson
Riker's Island
Baltimore
Associated Press
Murde
Steel Plant Closes As CIO Pickets Appear
Pittsburgh February 26 The Labelle works of Crucible Steel Company halted operations as CIO Steel Workers Organizing Committee pickets appeared at gates in the first major stoppage in the Pittsburgh steel district since war began. About 1000 workers involved. company says no notice and no grievances known. SWOC district director Ganey calls it a lockout, citing seven long running grievances affecting around 100 men.
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Pittsburgh
Labelle Works
Crucible Steel Company
CIO Steel Workers Organizing
Unis
Joseph Ganey
SWOC
Ganey
Interpreters Of Japanese Being Trained In Five Universities
In a war effort drive five universities train interpreters for government needs. Japan language expert Joseph K Yamagiwa says capacity is limited to about 40 students per school annually, with 125 applicants in Michigan alone. Mastery requires learning 1800 symbols, unfamiliar vowel sounds, eight months to basic speech, and up to ten years to read broadcasts, making rapid expansion nearly impossible. In other news Mrs. Frank C Thomas is re elected Girl Scout Commissioner for Berkeley County, with plans for cookie sales March 14 to 21 and a summer camp at Camp Frame.
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Ann Abor
Mich
Joseph K Yamagiwa
University of Michigan
Columbia
Harvard
Washington
California
Yamagiwa
Michigan
Martinsburg
W. Va
Frank C Thomas
Berkeley County
Girl Scout Council
Camp Frame
Baltimore Area To Experience Ten-Minute Power Blackout
Maryland’s most populated regions spanning Baltimore City and County and surrounding counties will endure a 15 minute blackout from 9:45 to 10:00 PM as observers monitor the test. Officials including Lt Col Henry S Barre and Inspector Thomas G Mooney warn traffic light extinguishment may raise accident risks while certain defense plants will stay lit. George A Carter notes 36 firms will remain lighted during the blackout window.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Frederick County
Washington
Baltimore City
Harford
Anne Arundé
Howard
Carroll
Army
Navy
Henry S Barre
Thomas G. Mooney
Glenn L Martin
George A Carter
Baltimore Defense Committee
Answers To Cranium Crackers On Page Four
The page lists short Q A items and a news brief about a British freighter sunk 40 miles off Gibraltar. It notes Axis submarine activity and trains bringing French workers to Germany, per Lisbon dispatch. Alfred Lord Tennyson miscaption appears in the puzzle notes.
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Rome
Gibraltar
Stefani
Lisbon
Germany
Frederick City studies its war aid capacity report
A Frederick City report by Citizens Industrial Committee chair Frederick W. Weitzel outlines a full inventory of local machine tools and manufacturing space for possible war product work. It cites warehousing needs, airport committee action, and the goal to employ more Frederick residents as factories redirect to wartime output.
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Frederick City
Frederick W. Weitzel
Citizens Industrial Committee
Weitzel
Ox Fibre Brush Company
Lloyd C. Culler
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Citizens’ Committee
Board of Aldermen
Atlantic
Frederick
Ordnance Department
Baltimore
Wertzel
Citizens Committee
National Defense Display At Emmitsburg Window
The National Defense window in Progressive Pharmacy Emmitsburg reflects a wartime message from the National Committee of National Defense. It honors Francis X Elder Unit No 121 American Legion Auxiliary chair Mrs Geo Paxson and co chair Miss Virginia Wagerman, praising defense bonds, stamps, and the pledge of unity for victory.
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National Defense
Emmitsburg
National Committee of National Defense
Francis X
American Legion Auxiliary
Geo. Paxson
Virginia Wagerman
Charles Mort
Joseph
Bud) Burdner
Woodward and Lothrop
Washington
Francis X. Elder
Pearl Harbor
Defense
Prisoners of War to Work in Japan’s Island Reclamation
Hundreds of United States prisoners of war seized in Guam and Wake Island will be made to labor starting Friday. In groups of 80 they will work seven hours daily with commissioned officers exempted.
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Tokyo
United States
Guam
Wake Islands
Willkie Urges Global Strike to Defeat Totalitarianism
Hollywood leader Wendell Willkie told the Academy Awards banquet that the United Nations cannot win by defending only. He urged offensive action across fronts, more bombing, and victory rallies, criticizing defense rhetoric and defense bonds as insufficient to defeat totalitarian powers. He recalled counterclaims that the film industry was propelling war and defended freedom of the arts as a key American difference. He criticized civil defense attacks on actor Melvyn Douglas and praised those who understand public will.
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Hollywood
United Nations
Wendell Willkie
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Willkie
America
Japan
Pacific
Hitler
Moscow
United States Senate
Douglas
Melvyn Douglas
Awards Honor Fontaine Cooper and How Green Was My Val
The text notes demands for motion pictures showing the Nazi system and threats to liberty, while statesmen are described as blind. Joan Fontaine and Gary Cooper received gold statuettes as best actress and actor for 1941 for Suspect ion and Sergeant York respectively. How Green Was My Valley won the best picture award.
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Joan Fontaine
Gary Cooper
Miss Fontaine
Cooper
Sergeant York
Green
Vallory
Struck by Car Injures Frederick Man on Bentz Street
John H. Stull of 229 Dull avenue was struck by a car on South Bentz street near West Patrick, suffering chest injuries. He was taken to Frederick City Hospital for X rays after the driver, Robert Stanton, was not charged following an investigation by Lieut Herbert Strawsburg.
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John H. Stull
Dull Avenue
South Bentz Street
West Patrick Street
Stull
Frederick City Hospital
Robert Stanton
Stanton
Lieut
Herbert Strawsburg
Cardinal Boggiani Dies After Turbulent Career
Rome reports the death of 68 year old Cardinal Tommaso Pio Boggiani a longtime controversial figure in the College of Cardinals. He faced sharp theological debates and a deadly clash with Adria townsfolk who stoned him amid a diocese transfer. Pope Pius X made him Bishop of Adria in 1908 and Benedict XV elevated him to cardinal in 1916.
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Rome
Tommaso Pio Cardinal Boggiani
College of Cardinals
Cardinal Boggiani
Genoa
Adria
Pius X
Rovigo
Benedict XV
Meeting of Frederick County Fish and Game Association
The Frederick County Fish and Game Protective Association schedules a meeting at Hotel Frederick on Thursday night March 5. Members are urged to attend as matters of local wildlife protection and club activities will be discussed.
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Frederick County Fish and Game Protective Association
Hotel
Frederick
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Miami Cloth
Tate A
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Havana
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Burall
Cycle Shop
C. C. Carty
E. Pat. St
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Bennett
U. S
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N. Market ST
Delphey’s Daily
West Patrick ST
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C. E. Cline & Son
E. Patrick St
Frederick, Md
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Galore Gay
Straw & Felt
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